Business Risk & Control Role - Global Investment Bank

In this role, you're expected to:

- Guide and influence governance and the facilitation of the execution of the Manager Control Assessment (MCA, i.e.. Risk & Control Self-Assessment) as required by the MCA Standard including the assessment and appropriate approval of risk associated with business changes.

- Responsible for the quality, completeness, and accuracy of the implementation of the Control Framework, including Risk Control Policy, Control Standard, Issue Management Policy, Lesson Learned Policy and Control Inventory.

- Perform a detailed analysis on the identification of issue root cause, partnering with control and process owners to recommendations holistic corrective actions and improvements, provide check and challenge to ensure appropriate escalation in according with Issue Management and Escalation Policies.

- Assist in directing teams in the implementation of the Lessons Learned Policy, including monitoring of control breaches and dissemination and learnings across other business units for process improvement to limit the occurrence of similar future events and where similar risk exposure might exist.

- Support review and challenge, on the effective design and management of controls to mitigate risks as required by the Control Standards, including implementation and operation, conducting the control monitoring, handling deficiencies, and escalating issues for resolution.

- Direct teams on the timeliness, accuracy and completeness of the MCA through controls prior to the execution of a process (QC).

- Assess adherence to the MCA Standard through controls after the execution of a process (QA).

- Exercise control over Operational and Compliance Risk in accordance with established Policy requirements.

- Allocate resource to identify, assess, escalate, and manage risk exposures across Risk Categories (Operational Compliance, Strategic, Reputational, etc), including material, emerging and concentration risks in accordance with enterprise Policies and the establishment of Key Indicators to monitor risk exposures.

- Assess Risk Appetite and monitor / assess exposures against this in accordance with enterprise requirements (if applicable).

- Take ownership to identify, assess, record and response to Operational and Compliance Risk events, ensuring these are captured accurately, timely and in accordance with requirements.

- Responsible that adequate governance and training are in place to support management of Risk profiles.

- Assess the risks associated with New Activities and changes to the Business, ensuring these are well understood and adequately controlled (if applicable).

- Support operational risk scenario analysis and stress testing for Operational Risk Capital requirements.

- Take ownership of risk and control assessments or coordination for programs within various risk stripes and ensure sufficient subject matter expertise exists to enable management of these risks within the Business (e.g. third party, fraud, sanctions etc) (if applicable).

- Take ownership to ensure that risk and control responsibilities and accountabilities are embedded within Central Testing Utility, including providing training and leading by example.

- Guide and influence standards and procedures that conform to enterprise requirements and support sound operational and compliance risk management.

- Apply knowledge of the business, products or services to identify and implement control points and processes throughout the business.

- Appropriately assess risk when business decisions are made, demonstrating particular consideration for the firm's reputation and safeguarding, its clients and assets, by driving compliance with applicable laws, rules and regulations, adhering to Policy, applying sound ethical judgment regarding personal behaviour, conduct and business practices, and escalating, managing and reporting control issues with transparency.

As a successful candidate, you'd ideally have the following skills and exposure:

- experience in managing large teams

- Excellent communication skills required in order to negotiate internally, often at a senior level

- Full management responsibility of a team or multiple teams, including management of people, budget and planning, to include performance evaluation, compensation, hiring, disciplinary actions and terminations

- Management of a global operations and a complex environment that includes global teams

- Strong sense of accountability and ownership, with strong results orientation

- Demonstrated understanding of operational risk and gap identification

- Ability to work under pressure and manage deadlines or unexpected changes in expectations or requirements

- Self-motivated and detail oriented

- Exhibit problem-solving and decision-making skills